Diet coke? Crazy I know

peaceloveabby
peaceloveabby Posts: 40
in Food and Nutrition
I know this such a big whooha in the health community and I almost hate to bring it up but I'm curious what you all think.

I used to drink wayyyyyy too much soda. But then I went the complete other extreme and wouldn't drink anything but water. Now, I have about 55-70 ounces of icey cold yummy water every day but I also have one 12 ounce vanilla coke zero everyday. Do you think that's ok? I never have more than one and sometimes I don't even finish it. But I do have one everyday. I feel like its ok because I do drink so much water too, flushing my body.

Opinions? *kinda scared * haha
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  • pteryndactyl
    pteryndactyl Posts: 303 Member
    Moderation is key.
  • Suzanne106
    Suzanne106 Posts: 149 Member
    Oh, please, you're fine. Enjoy and stop worrying about such nonsense.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    It's fine.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    *popcorn*

    no its not okay! Cherry coke zero ftw!!!!!

    :P Seriously though I like vanilla too, and yes you are fine :D
  • Blondie251975
    Blondie251975 Posts: 58 Member
    There is not reason to cut out things you like. I typically don't drink pop at all until I am having vodka/diets on the weekend :) As long as you are achieving your goals, who cares. Now, if you get stuck, and aren't achieving your goals, then I might reconsider, but until then, enjoy :)
  • Catlady87
    Catlady87 Posts: 302 Member
    It's all about moderation. It's better not to drink soda, diet or not. But I don't drink tea/coffee and I'm not a huge fan of water so drink a fair amount of soda. However, I have cut down, and I firmly believe that being too restrictive and denying yourself will lead to bingeing.
  • AnnaMarieDinVa
    AnnaMarieDinVa Posts: 162 Member
    Oh, please, you're fine. Enjoy and stop worrying about such nonsense.

    I agree with this. I don't drink soda anymore, I prefer water...but with the amount you are drinking, and all the water, I don't see how it could hurt. :)
  • kuger4119
    kuger4119 Posts: 213 Member
    There is nothing wrong with having one a day. There's probably nothing wrong with having two in a day. Past that and you are probably not doing yourself any favors. The downside to having a bad habit is that it makes it hard to have a "perfect" body. It may slightly slow down your weight loss journey.

    Do whatever makes you happy and on the right path overall. Screw everyone else.
  • peaceloveabby
    peaceloveabby Posts: 40
    That's my thinking. If I wasn't drinking so much water I don't know but I think it's like my one everyday treat and we all deserve at least one treat every day! If not two:)
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    It is safe to have everything in moderation. Stop worrying so much. Life is short and this is what me as an older person keep seeing is that moderation in all things really is ok. No food or drink is going to kill you or harm anything if you have some, just don't have tons! Even water will kill you if you have loads of it!
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Good news.

    There's water in diet soda.

    You can actually drink diet soda AND rehydrate yourself at the same time.

    Unless you're worried about caffeine intake there's no reason not to have your diet soda.
  • JenniferMary_9169
    JenniferMary_9169 Posts: 164
    moderation...I went cold turkey on the DP a few months ago, I was totally miserable...now I have one DP a day and I drink oodles or seltzer...def go for the moderation
  • Caaja
    Caaja Posts: 45 Member
    Of course its OK, its not healthy(and I dont mean caffeine or sweeteners but the other stuff), but it wont make you unhealthy if you know what I mean :)
  • dirtyd89
    dirtyd89 Posts: 170
    Drink it in very low moderation.
    Your better off using other alternatives instead of soda.
    ex.)
    -Water
    -Tea
    -Lemonade
    -Mio
    -Vitamin Water Zero
    (Avoid normal edition.)
    etc.
    [I haven't drank soda in over 5 years and have adapted just fine without it. This is coming from someone who'd drink 2-3 Dr. Pepper Soda Cans a day back in my soda drinking days.]
  • seanezekiel
    seanezekiel Posts: 228 Member
    A diet soda daily will literally do nothing to you, dont worry.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Drink it in very low moderation.
    Your better off using other alternatives instead of soda.
    ex.)
    -Water
    -Tea
    -Lemonade
    -Mio
    -Vitamin Water Zero
    (Avoid normal edition.)
    etc.
    [I haven't drank soda in over 5 years and have adapted just fine without it. This is coming from someone who'd drink 2-3 Dr. Pepper Soda Cans a day back in my soda drinking days.]

    Why?
  • iceman7840
    iceman7840 Posts: 110
    I quit soda cold turkey 15 months ago and never looked back. I was surprised at the weight I lost just from cutting soda out of my life and it was the kick I needed to get started on this journey.

    I'm so grateful I kicked that nasty habit. I will never touch another soda for as long as I live. I feel too good without it and I have learned to be happy with water.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    Drink it in very low moderation.
    Your better off using other alternatives instead of soda.
    ex.)
    -Water
    -Tea
    -Lemonade
    -Mio
    -Vitamin Water Zero
    (Avoid normal edition.)
    etc.
    [I haven't drank soda in over 5 years and have adapted just fine without it. This is coming from someone who'd drink 2-3 Dr. Pepper Soda Cans a day back in my soda drinking days.]

    Um...why? Do you have peer-based reviews about this? I am curious as I have never heard someone stipulate that lemonade, mio and other flavoured water drinks are better for you than diet cola.

    It can't be about caffeine as you have said that tea is ok. So I am really curious to know what diet cola has in it that is worse than any of your suggestions.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    You are lucky your 1 a day is 12 oz, my is 64 =P

    If you don't have any medical reasons not to drink soda, drink it.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    You drink one diet soda per day? I would respond to your post but you're probably already dead. I certainly hope you have your affairs in order. Can I have your iPad?

    Kidding. I would never use an apple product.

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  • popsicklestar
    popsicklestar Posts: 166 Member
    I gave it up for a month while I was doing a cleanse and replaced it with green tea with lemon and stevia. After the month without it, I didn't want it as much anymore. There is a lot of disagreement among the health and science community on whether or not aspartame and sucralose are bad for you, so I try to limit them as much as possible just in case. I figure it's safer to opt for stevia, since it's natural. If you like soda, you should try Zevia.
  • FitnSassy
    FitnSassy Posts: 263 Member
    I drink a 12 oz diet Coke generally everyday. It makes me happy!
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    You are fine. The "reports" that talk of the evils of diet soda are almost always based on studies where dosage was crazy high, often the human equivalent of 36 cans of diet soda a day or more.

    So, if you are drinking 30+ cans a day, then I would say it's probably not good for you and you should cut back. Less than that, there are far too many other things to worry about.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    I gave it up for a month while I was doing a cleanse and replaced it with green tea with lemon and stevia. After the month without it, I didn't want it as much anymore. There is a lot of disagreement among the health and science community on whether or not aspartame and sucralose are bad for you, so I try to limit them as much as possible just in case. I figure it's safer to opt for stevia, since it's natural. If you like soda, you should try Zevia.
    There really is no disagreement if it's bad for you in moderation. There is plenty of science that shows it's perfectly fine.

    The disagreement is usually in relation to correlation studies in which people that drink diet soda are linked to everything from heart conditions, overeating, world war II, etc.
  • michikade
    michikade Posts: 313 Member
    Since it's diet and you aren't drinking pointless calories / sugar, one or two is fine - the only way a diet soda in moderation would be not so hot is if you are on a very, very sodium-restricted diet situation as mandated by a doctor and that small amount of sodium in the soda puts you over the edge, or if you have a high sensitivity to caffeine or something. Since you drink so much water and I assume are otherwise healthy, you're good.

    I love diet sodas as well. I'm working on cutting back on all of them all together but diet sodas broke the regular soda habit I used to have, and I dropped a couple pounds by doing nothing else because I cut out all the liquid calories. Now I'm working on breaking the caffeine addiction and it'll be all water all the time :)
  • Arosebloom1
    Arosebloom1 Posts: 15 Member
    One Diet Coke a day should be OK. You should not cut every thing as long you use moderation. :smile:
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    I have a Diet Coke with Lime every day.
    I'm addicted to Nutrasweet.
    I will die some day.
    But probably not from that...
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    I get all my water from coke zero/tea/coffee..... hasn't done me any harm. Can't remember the last time I drank a glass of water.....
  • dirtyd89
    dirtyd89 Posts: 170
    Diet Soda while still diet is still acidic because of the carbonation and still has high amount fructose corn syrup so your not getting any health benefits out of it at all.
    People that tell you diet soda is that much better for you is a liar plain and simple.
    No matter the outcome your still drinking a lot of high fructose corn syrup which will just store in your body as fat.
    This is why I say there are better options out there.
    Look at my last post for more examples on this topic for examples.
    Live in denial all you want but look it up yourself.
    Here's your proof:
    Link:
    http://news.menshealth.com/the-truth-about-diet-soda/2011/07/07/
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    Diet Soda while still diet is still acidic because of the carbonation and still has high amount fructose corn syrup so your not getting any health benefits out of it at all.

    Homie say wha?

    Men's Health references studies that might show correlation between diet soda and issues. It says in the same article that there could be a bajillion reasons for this that isn't related to the diet soda.

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